One of the early rock'n'rollers, Conway Twitty was a rare artist who managed to
survive in a different era, going on to become a widely respected and highly
prolific country music hero. Inspired by hearing Elvis Presley singing Mystery
Train he began writing his own songs and made a pilgrimage to meet famed
producer Sam Phillips at his Sun Studios in Memphis in search of stardom. Around
1957 he changed his name from Harold Jenkins to Conway Twitty (reputedly from
names he saw on a road map of Texas) and his first success came with It's Only
Make Believe - originally the B side to...